PBP023: At DEFCON Minus 5 and Falling Fast

Poison Boy slides in and out of the shadows and the light dodging danger and terminal movie-induced boredom to bring the pain and pleasure of poison related knowledge – but this time he has help from a west coast based Safety Ranger. Dr. Jeff Lapoint drops a steaming pile of Southern Californian science right on the unsuspecting heads of the Safety Rangers and we tease out some amazingly creative and novel therapies for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome – say what?! In addition, we ENTER and slog through THE VOID and join the Prince of Mathematicians, the first guy to use ether as an anesthetic, David Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, John and Yoko and explore the birth of the universe, April Fool’s pranks and the first contact between humans and an alien species. What more can a person want from the world’s greatest podcast?!

Gerry O'Malley (a.k.a Poison Boy) is a board certified ER doctor and toxicologist with a interest in the unusual, terrifying and occasionally hilarious world of poisonings and toxicology. This site is an exploration of poisons of historical interest as well as in current events and pop culture.

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Important Stuff

In an effort to protect children from accidentally ingesting prescription drugs and other medications, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed the Up & Away initiative. The goal of the initiative is to spread the message to put medication up, away and out of sight of children. Approximately 60,000 young children are brought to the emergency room each year because they took medications that were left within reach. Learn more about this initiative by clicking the image above and visiting UpandAway.org.